Riot Deposits 500 BTC to NYDIG, Extending 2026 Sell Pattern
Riot Platforms deposited 500 BTC (about $38.24 million) to NYDIG, continuing recurring 2026 transfers of newly mined bitcoin to the institutional custodian.
Riot Platforms on May 1 deposited 500 BTC, roughly $38.24 million at current prices, to institutional custodian NYDIG. On-chain records show the transfer came from addresses tied to Riot’s mining operations.
The transfer is part of repeated 2026 deposits by Riot to NYDIG. On-chain data indicates the company has routed newly mined bitcoin to the custodian rather than holding those coins on its balance sheet.
NYDIG is a digital asset firm and a subsidiary of Stone Ridge that provides custody and liquidity services for institutional bitcoin transactions. Riot has used NYDIG multiple times this year for deposits and custody.
Bitcoin experienced a halving in April 2024 that reduced the block reward from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC per block. The reward cut reduced miner output per block and increased the energy cost per bitcoin mined, a factor cited in miner financial planning.
Riot operates large mining facilities in the United States and is one of the largest publicly listed miners by hash rate. Other public miners follow different treasury approaches; Marathon Digital has at times retained most of its mined BTC on its books.
Market participants are watching whether miners will shift how they allocate mined bitcoin as conditions change into the second quarter of 2026.
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